MISS YOU - ROLLING STONES - 1978

MISS YOU – Rolling Stones

#1 August 5th, 1978

 

NEWS

• Ted Bundy who would confess to over 30 murders is finally arrested in Florida 

• “Son of Sam” David Berkowitz got sent to prison for life.

• The “Camp David Accord” would be reached with the hope of peace in the Middle East.  

• 1978 would be the first time a foreign auto manufacturer (VW) would build its cars here in the U.S!

• The Feds also raised the mandatory retirement age to 70!  

• Porn publisher Larry Flynt is shot and paralyzed in Lawrenceville, Georgia.

 

FADS and ENTERTAINMENT

• MOVIES: “Superman”, “Grease” and “The Deer Hunter”.

• T.V.: The Blues Brothers make their first appearance on Saturday Night Live. The Incredible Hulk, Dallas,  Mork & Mindy,  Battlestar Galactica and WKRP in Cincinnati, all premiere.

• Fleetwood Mac’s “Rumors” and the Eagles “Hotel California” are the big albums and both win Grammy’s.

• The Susan B. Anthony silver dollar enters circulation.

• We got our first taste of Ben & Jerry’s

 

DEAD

• Terry Kath (Chicago)

• Keith Moon (The Who) 

• Sid Vicious’ girlfriend (Nancy Spungen)

 

#1@1

• From their album Some Girls.

• It was written by singer Mick Jagger jamming with keyboardist Billy Preston during rehearsals.

• Charlie Watts said that "A lot of those songs like Miss You on Some Girls... were heavily influenced by going to the discos.

• "Miss You" became The Rolling Stones' eighth number-one hit in the U.S.

• The Rolling Stones celebrated 17 years as a rock & roll band by claiming the #1 spot yet again with Miss You…you’re #1 @ 1 from August 1978.